close call
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kləʊskɔːl/
Noun
close call (plural close calls)
- A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
- He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.
Synonyms
- narrow escape
- close shave
- close thing
- near thing
Translations
situation
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